Luke 1: 26, 27, 30, 31 "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth. To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary… And the angel said unto her Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus."

While Mary, the Mother of Jesus, may be referred to as “the Madonna” in other contexts, in art the term is applied specifically to an artwork in which Mary, with or without the infant Jesus, is the focus, and central figure of the picture. Mary and the infant Jesus may be surrounded by adoring angels or worshiping saints. Images that have a narrative content, including those of the many scenes which make up the Life of the Virgin, are not correctly referred to as “Madonnas” but are given a title that reflects the scene such as the Annunciation to Mary.

Veneration (Latinveneratio, Greekδουλεία, douleia), or veneration of saints, is a special act of honoring a saint, a person who has been identified as having a high degree of sanctity or holiness.[1]Angels are shown similar veneration in many religions. Philologically, to venerate derives from the Latinverb, venerare, meaning to regard with reverence and respect. Veneration of saints is practiced, formally or informally